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South Korean police raided Starbucks Korea headquarters in Seoul’s Gangnam district on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, investigating whether executives intentionally approved a controversial “Tank Day” promotional … Read more
First HoldCo has commenced a public share offering of 10.4 billion existing shares via RC Investment Management at an indicative price of ₦110, resolving a temporary … Read more
Uber Technologies issued a third-quarter bookings forecast that met analyst expectations while revealing that fierce competition in Brazil and foreign exchange headwinds are weighing on growth. … Read more
Former World Bank President David Malpass warned that currency floating policies in nations like Nigeria and Ethiopia have deeply worsened poverty and transferred wealth to privileged … Read more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has urgently summoned the international body’s top leadership and senior staff to a crisis meeting in Rabat, Morocco, according to onefootball.com. The … Read more
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces mounting political pressure to introduce a windfall tax on UK bank profits after the country’s four largest lenders reported £29.2bn in … Read more
Shares of Reuters tumbled 7.5% in U.S. postmarket trading on August 4 after the company disclosed higher-than-expected capital expenditures on its artificial intelligence business. The decline … Read more
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín set the proceedings to run from March 2 through March 19, operating daily from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A final … Read more
Seoul prosecutors have indicted six meat distribution firms and 12 corporate executives for orchestrating a massive price-fixing scheme on pork supplies sold to retail giant E-Mart … Read more
Ford Motor Company reported a 10.2 percent decline in U.S. vehicle sales for July 2026, totaling 169,951 vehicles, yet executives defended the drop as an intentional … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infatino faces an internal revolt among European football associations after a controversial plan to sell commercial rights to private investors collapsed. Fearing a … Read more
The High Court has rejected the Competition and Markets Authority’s proposed fixed-ratio rule for mattress discount pricing in a case involving online retailer Emma Matratzen. While … Read more